C2 noun ニュートラル

assistance

/əˈsɪs.təns/

Assistance refers to the action of helping someone or providing support to achieve a specific result. It is frequently used in formal contexts to describe professional, technical, or financial aid given to individuals or organizations.

例文

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1

Do you need any assistance with those heavy grocery bags?

Do you need any help with those heavy grocery bags?

2

The humanitarian organization provided immediate assistance to the refugees.

The humanitarian group provided immediate aid to the refugees.

3

Give me a bit of assistance with this puzzle, will you?

Give me a hand with this puzzle, okay?

語族

名詞
assistance
Verb
assist
形容詞
assistive
関連
assistant
💡

覚え方のコツ

Think of a 'SISTer' reaching out to give you a hand—asSISTance.

クイックテスト

The government offered financial ___ to the small businesses affected by the flood.

正解!

正解は: assistance

例文

1

Do you need any assistance with those heavy grocery bags?

everyday

Do you need any help with those heavy grocery bags?

2

The humanitarian organization provided immediate assistance to the refugees.

formal

The humanitarian group provided immediate aid to the refugees.

3

Give me a bit of assistance with this puzzle, will you?

informal

Give me a hand with this puzzle, okay?

4

The study explores how technical assistance impacts developing economies.

academic

The research examines how specialized support affects growing economies.

5

Our customer service team is available 24/7 to offer technical assistance.

business

Our support team is available all day to offer technical help.

語族

名詞
assistance
Verb
assist
形容詞
assistive
関連
assistant

よく使う組み合わせ

provide assistance to offer help
financial assistance monetary aid
technical assistance specialized support with technology
seek assistance to look for help
come to someone's assistance to arrive to help someone

よく使うフレーズ

be of assistance

to be helpful

mutual assistance

helping each other

public assistance

government welfare support

よく混同される語

assistance vs assistants

Assistants refers to the people who help, while assistance refers to the help itself.

📝

使い方のコツ

Assistance is significantly more formal than 'help' and is the preferred term in official documents, legal contexts, and professional correspondence. It is generally an uncountable noun.

⚠️

よくある間違い

Learners often try to pluralize it as 'assistances,' but it should remain singular in most contexts. They also confuse it with the person (assistant).

💡

覚え方のコツ

Think of a 'SISTer' reaching out to give you a hand—asSISTance.

📖

語源

From the Old French 'assistance', derived from the Latin 'assistere', meaning 'to stand by'.

文法パターン

Uncountable noun Often followed by the preposition 'with' or 'to' Commonly used with verbs like 'provide', 'offer', and 'seek'
🌍

文化的な背景

In many Western social welfare systems, 'public assistance' specifically refers to government-funded financial aid for those in need.

クイックテスト

The government offered financial ___ to the small businesses affected by the flood.

正解!

正解は: assistance

関連単語

unknown

A1

A person or thing that is not known, recognized, or familiar. It often refers to a mysterious situation or a person who has not yet achieved fame or success.

of

A1

A preposition used to show a relationship between a part and a whole, or to indicate belonging and origin. It connects a noun or pronoun to another part of the sentence to specify which one or what kind.

in

A1

A preposition used to indicate position within a container, a space, an area, or a period of time. It describes being surrounded by something or being inside the boundaries of a location.

it

A1

A third-person singular pronoun used to refer to an object, animal, or situation that has already been mentioned or is clear from context. It is also frequently used as a dummy subject to talk about time, weather, or distance.

on

A1

A preposition used to indicate that something is in a position above and supported by a surface. It is also used to indicate a specific day or date, or to show that a device is functioning.

as

A1

A conjunction used to compare two things that are equal in some way. It is most commonly used in the pattern 'as + adjective/adverb + as' to show similarity.

this

A1

Used to identify a specific person, thing, or idea that is physically close to the speaker or has just been mentioned. It can also refer to the present time or a situation that is currently happening.

by

A1

A preposition used to show the method or means of doing something, or to identify the person or thing that performs an action. It frequently appears in passive sentences to indicate the agent or before modes of transport.

we

A1

The word 'we' is a first-person plural pronoun used to refer to the speaker and one or more other people collectively. It is used as the subject of a sentence or clause.

or

A1

A coordinating conjunction used to connect two or more possibilities or alternatives. it indicates that only one of the options is likely, required, or true.

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